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I collect Australian and New Zealand space toys and games and this article has helped me identify the likely origin of a game mentioned in a local newspaper in August 1955.

The Australian Govt in the fifties restricted imports to preserve foreign currency reserves. So a lot of games and toys were licensed from overseas and then made here and this may be one of them. It fits the description in the newspaper very well – about the only difference is the spinner is supposedly in the middle of the board.

I've also recently bought a small plastic rocket game piece that is a dead ringer for the ones shown in your article.

So thank you for posting the info and the pictures as they'll help me identify the game when I see it.

Isn’t Life Terrible?

"Isn't Life Terrible" is a Charley Chase short from 1925. The title was derived from a 1924 D.W. Griffith film, "Isn't Life Wonderful?" Other Charley Chase film titles that ask questions are "What Price Goofy?" (1925), "Are Brunettes Safe?" (1927), and "Is Everybody Happy?" (1928). Chase abandoned his titles with question marks for titles with exclamation points during the sound era.
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